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November 2004
- The Masses Have Spoken
- But is it a “mandate” from the masses? The bottom line is that neither candidate had overwhelming support. Is there really a winner between two losers? You’ll need this map in order to follow the rest of this post.
October 2004
- Stewart Rips Into ‘Crossfire’
- During a recent live “Crossfire” show on CNN, they had Jon Stewart on as a guest. Stewart is, of course, the genius host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”. Anyway, during the Crossfire show, Stewart just completely ripped apart the two Crossfire hosts for not... full entry
- It’s Electric! (Boogie Woogie Woogie)
- I could have swore I blogged about this when it first came up, but I guess not. The FCC has approved /www.chriscurtis.org/images/smileys/wink.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="wink" style="border:0;" />
- Maybe I won’t do that October trip this year…
- Two bodies were found floating in the lake the other day at Devil’s Elbow camping area. This is two miles south of Shaw, where we made camp this year on the 2004 trip. Devil’s Elbow was the first choice for the camp area, and it... full entry
- Spaceballs… the Sequel?
- This new bit popped out at me while I was browsing to see what new :DVD:s came out this week. According to this source, at least, Mel Brooks has announced that he’s planning to make a sequel to the cult favorite Spaceballs movie. Can’t wait... full entry
September 2004
- Apple Taking Heat for ‘Unfair’ Prices
- iTunes Music Store users in London are being charged about 20% more per song than their European brethren in, say, Paris. Beaurocrats in the UK are up in arms, screaming the Apple is extorting them or something or other. You’ll read about it in the... full entry
May 2004
- GMail Prevented from Big Brothering by… Big… Brother
- The Senate passed a bill yesterday that limits Google’s use of scanning and advertising with their upcoming email service, Gmail. The legislation allows them to move forward with their scanning and ads, but prevents them from retaining any copies of emails that the user deletes,... full entry
- The Disturbing Reality of Po-Dunks
- They exist here, and I’ve heard many locals who express the same feelings, or whom you can watch effortlessly and habitually execute similar patterns of behavior. Private First Class Lynndie England, who is seen in various photos abusing Iraqi detainees, is shown in one with... full entry
April 2004
- What Do You Want to Worry About Today?
- Microsoft has released two major announcements today. One, that they have found three more critical flaws in the Windows family that affects Windows 98 through XP. More of the same “hackers can take over your computer and wreak havoc to your system and use your... full entry
- Wierd Al’s Parents Found Dead
- It’s a sad story, that could happen to anyone elderly, really. Weird Al’s parents, in their eighties, apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a wood burning stove, and had accidentally left the flue closed. Sorry, Al. At least they lived to see their grandchild... full entry
- John Woo and… Metroid?
- Word on the street (well, okay, it’s actually on websites, not on the street) is that legendary director John Woo has optioned the rights to make a movie based on the video game series “Metroid”. I never really got into the Metroid games primarily, I... full entry
March 2004
- Blink Blink
- I don’t have any words except: Good hands! Though I think the charge on the parent wasn’t hard enough. Or rather, that charge is fine, but the penalty for child neglect is too weak.
- DUI ‘Scarlet Letter’
- According to Fox News, a new Ohio law makes mandatory what was previously (for the past 37 years) only an option. The law requires judges to brand convicted drunk drivers with special “scarlet letter” license plates - with red numbers on a yellow background so... full entry
- ‘Dead Milkmen’ Bassist Dead
- Earlier this week, David Blood committed suicide. David was the bassist for the band Dead Milkmen, which played punk/alternative/rock music. I’ve always loved the Dead Milkmen ever since my sister turned me on to them (and King Missile, who I’d group together as the same... full entry
- I Want My MTV
- Or rather, I want the networks that MTV and Viacom own. I had my first indication that trouble was brewing only yesterday, when I was watching Comedy Central. Text began to crawl on the bottom of the screen saying something to the affect of “Attention... full entry
- CAN-SPAM Act’s First Lawsuit
- The first legal action under the federal anti-spam law, the CAN-SPAM Act, has been filed. A California ISP is suing a site for allegedly violating the new anti-spam laws. Any takers on who the defendant is? A penile-growth marketing firm? Online Viagra sales? A porn... full entry
- No Hard Drive on ‘Xbox Next’?
- Speculation and rumors have been around for a while that the next-generation Xbox gaming console will not have a hard drive as the current one does. Several days ago, it seems that an Isreal-based Flash memory maker confirmed this. There are a couple of things... full entry
February 2004
- CD Settlement Rebates Sent
- Woohoo! Back in 2000, a whole host of states filed suit against the five main music distributers and three retail chains regarding price fixing. Well, the $144 million settlement finally got approved (they admit no wrong-doing, of course). If you were one of the the... full entry
- ‘Battlestar Galactica’ is a Go!
- Sci-Fi channel has confirmed that a new Battlestar Galactica series has been greenlit. It will, of course, be based on the well-received miniseries that was shown last December. There’s also another article that discusses some about what we might see in the first 13 episodes... full entry
- VerSign’s SiteFinder Coming Back?
- The Washington Post is reporting that VeriSign is considering a relaunch of it’s controvercial SiteFinder service. Stratton Sclavos, chief executive of VeriSign Inc., told investors in a conference call last month that the company might relaunch its “Site Finder” service as early as April. Yeah,... full entry
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